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underdog2 (view profile)	Posted 12:53 pm, 02/24/2017
Well I stand corrected. I had no idea that Roark and that board are stupid enough to even consider putting him in a county job. He couldn't count cars at the dump much less over see a county department. I really am embarrassed to call Ashe county home with the decisions this gang of idiots have made.

Moving is always a option..

Well I stand corrected. I had no idea that Roark and that board are stupid enough to even consider putting him in a county job. He couldn't count cars at the dump much less over see a county department. I really am embarrassed to call Ashe county home with the decisions this gang of idiots have made.

Actually, I kind of thought that might be a shot fired at you Fins. We know they read, and you questioned if they even knew it existed.

How did the school of government say it's not a problem? All of their previous articles say otherwise. Makes me wonder what Perry really asked them

http://jeffersonpost.com/ne...e-director

And which one of bufurts lackeys are you?

Now wait, bluebird, in your criticism of Buchanan you didn't want outside help. Y'all are like spoiled kids that are mad they didn't get their way... get over it already

Time to request outside help at getting Rose removed from office. Sands is probably OK since his work was voluntary and the vehicle use was work related, not personal. Roark should be removed from church grounds due to his dressing up in sheep's clothing..

To mKe it more plain and simple, Rose is and has been an illegal commissioner for years. It's sad that no other source (like a newspaper) has looked into this before.

Only, if you read the article I posted, it specifically said the Supreme Court had ruled that police officers are public officers, not employees. So the chief of police would not be the same as a night watchman.

Yeah check this out a rumor county commissioner Gary Roark is getting the Maintenance Supervisor job with the help of our County manager Sam yearick behind close doors.just watch and see . Something like this you scratch my back ill scratch yours this is a da-- Joke prople Republican or Democrat its retarded

FINS, from the article you linked in your original post, the following paragraph seems to indicate that Sands held a legal elected post while serving as an employee (volunteer or not) in the sheriff's department.

I'm not speaking to the concerns voiced regarding the potential conflict of interest Commissioner Sands had by voting on his employer's budgets, a potential new boss and the like. Rose may or may not fall into the same category as much as I wish it were not so.

I've often wondered if county attorneys know it exist.

I often wonder, do any of the local reporters know of the UNC School of Government? It exists as a resource for journalists. You pick up the phone, dial the number, ask a question and BOOM, query answered in less than an hour.

I don't think JPP or Roark are smart enough to ever do the research and figure it out. I think they went on the word of the attorney who just said "well, they aren't county employees". But he didn't do any actual research either. The real question one should ask though, can the chief of police serve as sheriff at the same time?

They were afraid of their elected position with the voters of the county to say anything to Sands. Also they were taught in the school that they cant bad mouth a fellow commissioner or question them. It would be sure political suicide to bring it up about Sands.

While it surprises me that Gerry didnt do it as much as he likes to go to court and file useless junk in the register of deeds office.

Actually, the more I look at it, the NC constitution is pretty clear. I am with you Fins, I think you are on to something. The chief of police is essentially appointed by the town of WJ therefore he is a public official. He is the extension of the elected officials.

I still think if there were any chance there was a conflict, JPP or Roark would have seized on it long ago. I also think Sands has enough integrity that if he thought there was a conflict, he would have pointed it out himself and stepped down from one of his positions. As for Rose, I used to think he had some integrity. He has disabused me of that notion .

Then that clearly makes his term a conflict also

FairPlay, no I don't. The SOG doesn't go through every board and analyze if the members are illegitimate or not. For the most part, they leave it to the county attorneys to answer those questions. But they will give an opinion and information when they are asked. I doubt the subject has ever been asked of them. You can read the article I posted and see how it at least raises a good reason to question their legitimacy.

What's interesting is so far no one has tried to dispute the article or post info that would give either of them exemptions.

Gaining a better understanding of our government and how it works is not trashing anyone.